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Noun Concept
Categories: Dislocations, sprains and strains, Contortion, Law of negligence, Injuries of neck
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whiplash  whiplash injury  whiplash injuries  Traumatic cervical syndrome, TCS  Whiplash-associated disorder
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An injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident) WordNet 3.0
English:
medicine
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An injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Whiplash is a non-clinical term describing a range of injuries to the neck caused by or related to a sudden distortion of the neck associated with extension, although the exact injury mechanisms remain unknown. Wikipedia
A neck injury Wikipedia Disambiguation
An injury to the upper spine connected to a violent jerk of the head in either a backward or forward or side to side direction, resembling the motion of a whip. Wiktionary
IS A
injury
cervical fracture
major trauma
HAS KIND
railway spine
HEALTH SPECIALTY
emergency medicine
orthopedics
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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whiplash, whiplash injury
Wikipedia
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whiplash (medicine)
Wikidata
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whiplash injuries
Wiktionary
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whiplash
Wikipedia Redirections
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Whiplash-associated disorder, Whiplash-associated disorders, whiplash associated disorders, Whiplash claims, whiplash injuries, whiplash injury
Wikidata Alias
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Traumatic cervical syndrome, TCS, whiplash, whiplash injury

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